Hydrant.



J. BONDERsoN.

HYDRANT.

APPLICATION FILED OCT- l, 19|?.

Patented June 11, 1918.

iNVENTOR VJITNESSES ATTORNEY UNER lllaTiE JOHN BONDERSO'N, OF EMERSON, NEBRASKA.

HYDRANT.

Applcationled October 1, 1917. Serial No. 194,249.

To all 'whom t may compra.'

Be it known that 1, JOHN BoNDnRson, a citizen of the Unit-cd States, residing at.

Emerson, in the county of Dakota and Stater of Nebraska, have invented certain new andl useful Improvements in Hydrants, `of which drained therefrom and thus prevent danger of breaking or freezing.

A further Object of the yinvention is to provide a hydrant having the features named and also constructed in such manner that any leaking resulting from continued use may be'corrected with little trouble without taking'the hydrant apart. y

llith these as the principal objects in view, theinvention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of the im-I proved hydrant, the lower portion beingshownin section Vto disclose its interior construction, and,

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

1n the drawing, 10 indicates the terminal end of a pipe delivering water under pressure and opening upwardly and threaded on the lower end of a casing 11 having a hemisplierical or other shaped bottom 12 through which is formed an opening 13 for the passage of water from the pipe 10, said opening also serving as a seat foi' the stop valve 14. v Projecting downwardly from the a curved nozzle orgooseneck 1,8 through which water is discharged-the open end `of Specification of Letters Patent. Patnted June 11,1918,

said nozzle .being directed downward as shown, and terminally threaded for a hose pipe connection. Within the'pipe sectionltl and extending longitudinally therethrough' into ythe cap 17V at its upper end and` the casing 11 at its 'lower end nearly to'the bottom 12 of said casing is a small pipe' 1 9,y

spaced from the walls of the pipe section'. Un the lower end of the pipe 19y is secured with said collar and bearing at its lower end of rubber of hemispherieal forni and is sea collar 19a to which is attached a short rod 20, forked at its upper end for connection d cured on t-lie end of the rod 2O by a nut 21 on the lower end of said pipe.

At one side of the casing 11 near the topf is formed a flanged opening 2t`inV which is threaded one end of a nipple 25'tlia't projects horizontally from the casing and has an elbow 26 threaded on its opposite-end. The` elbow 26 opens upwardly and in said ope'Ii end is threaded the lower end lof a l pipe secn tion 27 which may be of slightly less diameter than the pipe section 16 but whichV elif' tends upwardly rto substantially the sameV height and has its upper end closed lby screw cap 28'. Within the elbow 26 isa y horizontal partition' y29 having 'a' central opening 30 for the passage therethroughl of water, said opening forming a seat vfor a liemispherical Valve 31, similar to the'valve 1 4, and like it mounted on the lower 'end of a short rod or stem 32 that AeXteiidsupfy wardly to a collar 32a yfastened on the 'lower end of a small pipe 33 within the pipe section 27. 1n one side .of the pipe section'27 just above its connection with the elbow 26 is formed an opening 34: through which water from the hydrant drains in a manner to be described later. n

|The upper yends of the pipe section's'16 and. 27 are connected togetherjust below their caps 17 andL 28 by -a cross bar 35 which bears upon one side of eachpipe and is connected to them by U-shaped staples 36 and 37 embracing said pipe sectionsy and eX- tending through openings in the ycross barA 35. Nuts 38 arethreaded on the ends the staples to draw ytheniand vthe cross 4bar tightly against the pipe standard. Riveted ,other end of the cross head is threaded on a 1Od'32b projecting from a collar on the upper end of the small pipe 33. rIhrough the center` of the equalizer 41 isan opening for the passage of rod 39, said rod having slidably thereon a fulcrum block44 having a knife edge directed downwardly and bearing on the top of the equalizer. The'fulcrum block 44 is forced downwardly by a coil spring 45 surrounding the rod 39 and bearing against a nut 4G, by means of which the tension of said spring is adjusted. From what has been said it is apparent that the pressure of spring 45 forces the fulcrum block against the equalizer41 and the latter .in turn being forced downwardly, depresses the valve connections and seat the valves 14 and '31, thereby closing the openings 13 and 30 so that y'fluid cannot passA upwardly from pipe 10 to the V goose neck 18, nor can any fluid in the hydrant pass through opening '30. and then escape through drain opening 34.

ll)spending from the cross head or equalizer 41 at the center thereof is an arm 47 that eXtends below the cross bar 35 and terminates in a handle 48, for rocking the cross head lto open valve 14 when the handle is 'moved towardpipell and open valve 31 when swung in opposite direction toward pipe'27. 'A pin 49 projects from the crossk bar 35 against the end of which,arm 47 rests when in neutral position, see Fig. 2, the pin engaging andlocking the arm to hold a valve open in either position of the arm.

Constructed `as described, when it is desired to Idraw water through the nozzle 18 the handle 48 is grasped by the hand and the arm'47 swung toward the pipe standard 16. Both valves being seated, the valve 31 vcannot be depressed lower, therefore the cross head or equalizer swings on the clevis 43 as an axis, raising the clevis 42 and the valve'14, permitting water to iow fromv pipe 10 through opening 13 into the chamber 11 and then up through pipe section 16 to the nozzle 18. This movement, as is evident compresses-spring'45 so that' when the hand disengages the vlever 47, vsaid spring will close the valve 14. Movement of the lever in thel opposite direction will raise valve 31 from its seat and permit all water in the pipe section 16 above the level of the outlet 34 to flow through nipple 25, elbow '26 and pipe section 27 to the outlet 34. If it ybe desired to hold either valve open for an appreciable time, the arm 47 is engaged by its edge with pin 49.

One of the principal advantages possessed by. this hydrant is the arrangement of the various opening elements in a simple manner so that when the handle is disengaged, it will be `returned to a neutral position by the spring and so close both valves 14 and 31, holding said valves closed. lf the spring 45 be not sutliciently tight, or the valve14 be wornv so that it does not seat perfectly, the water will pass through said valve and rise in pipe 16, causing a dripping from the spout or goose neck 18, thus indicating the imperfect fitting of the valve 14.

lhat is claimed is:

1. A hydrant having an inlet valve land an outlet, a drain valve between the inlet valve and the outlet, yieldable `meansconnected to said valves for normallyl holding them closed, and means connected to said yieldable means lfor opening either valve while maintaining the other valve closed.

2. A hydrant havingan inlet valve at one end and an outlet at the opposite end, a drain valve for the hydrant above the inlet valve, a valve rod for each of said valves, a cross head pivotally connected at its ends tothe valve rods, resilient means acting on thevcross head to maintain both valves closed when the hydrant is out of use, vand means for rocking said cross head toopen either valve, the pivoted `connection of the other valve serving as a fulcrum for the-cross head.

3. A hydrant having-a'straight body with an inlet valve at one end-and an outletlatfthe opposite end, a pipe section parallel to said body and opening thereinto a short distance above thel inlet valve, a drain valve in said' pipe section, manually operative rocking means connected to said valves for vvopening either valve without actuating the other valve, and resilient means for vnormally holding both valves in closed position and also closing the open valve yupon release of the rocking means.

4. A hydrant comprising a straight body having a casing at its lower end'and anoutlet at its upper end, a valve in said casing" 115 controlling theliiow of water into thel hydrant, a pipe section parallell to the hydrant body and connected at its ylower endto the casing above the inlet valve, drain valve in the bottom of said pipe section andl adjacent a drain opening in the side thereof,-a valve stemconnected to eachl valve and eX- tending u-pwardly above the top ofV the'hydrant, a cross head Connected to said-valve stems, resilient means acting on saidy cross head to maintain said valves inclosed position, and means for rocking said crosszhead to raise one of said valves while vmaintaining the other in closed position.

5. A hydrant havinganinlet valve at its lower end and an outlet at its upper end, a pipe section parallel tosaid hydrant oonneoted at its lower end thereto a short distance above the valve, said pipe section having adrain opening near its lower end, a drain valve in said pipe section below the drain opening, a valve stem extending upwardly from each valve above the top of the hydrant, a cross head pivotally oonneoted to each valve rod, a shifting fulcrum resiliently bearing on said cross head intermediate the valve rod connections, and means Jor rocking said Cross head to hold either of said valves closed while the other is opened.

6. A hydrant having an inlet valve and a drain valve at the lower end thereof and an outlet at the upper end, parallel valve Stems extending upwardly above the top of the hydrant, a cross head pivotally connected at its ends to the respective valve rods, a

rod fixed to said hydrant passing freely through an opening in said cross head intermediate its ends, a fulcrum slidable on said rods and bearing on said cross head, an adjustable spring maintaining said ulorum in engagement with the cross head, and means on said Cross head for rocking the same to hold one of said valves closed while the other is opened.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN BONDERSON. Witnesses:

HERMAN OFT, F. B. SMITH.

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